Good to know. This was whatever was still in the MC that came with the donor truck.
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Good to know. This was whatever was still in the MC that came with the donor truck.
DOT 3 paint remover.
My dad used to save old brake fluid. He used it for paint stripping on small parts. Completely water soluble, so wash it and the paint off with soap and water.
I’ll keep that in mind.
Now to decide if I’ll rehab it or scrap it. I’m leaning towards scrapping the hood and rehabbing the louvers.
New hoods are junk IMPO. You already have the alignment holes for the nutzerts/rivnuts. Put the smallest in that you can. 8-32 or 10-24.
I thought about that as well. Heck, this very well already may be an aftermarket hood. Who knows. But, all the work of cutting the windows and drilling the holes is already done. And I’ve got an idea for how to patch some of those large holes I cut on the underside structure.
Picked up my new AMD fenders today (@AgDieseler’s work on his car has me convinced of the brand). Couldn’t help myself and slapped them on the body shell. It was necessary.
I may very well lay the hood down too.
Andy
I may very well lay the hood down too.
Andy
Decided the best place to store the hood was … on the truck.
Let the multicolored shenanigans begin.
Andy
Let the multicolored shenanigans begin.
Andy
Few more pieces and she'll be ready to roll!
Only a couple
A picture says a thousand words …
Andy
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I stopped at 37, never felt I needed more for what I wanted.
Stepping back down to 37"?
I stopped at 37, never felt I needed more for what I wanted.
Yep. I love 40s, but ultimately, I hated the way they looked on my truck. There is too much body work required to fit 40s with a low lift and make it look not like a hack job. Plus, with a 37, I can build an interior spare tire mount and fit it in the same corner as the original, and not lose any cargo space. With a 40, it’s either lose cargo space or mount it outside. I didn’t like it outside. Too hard to access the cargo area … lol … all about that cargo area.
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Not hatin on our brothas that DO run 40s, I just simply didn’t like it on my truck. If I could’ve made it look like @AgDieseler’s truck, that’da been great, probably would’ve been as simple as just trimming in a similar fashion … there again … now that I have a rust free body shell, I’m not really interested in cutting it up either. Add to the difficulty of how to carry a spare 40, and it just didn’t make much sense for this phase of the build.
I'm interested to see how you like those maxxis all terrains. Looking at a set for my Tahoe.
I might be a minute before you get some weight on them though...
I might be a minute before you get some weight on them though...
I feel 37's are a great all around tire size for a multi purpose rig. Enough clearance to wheel and not huge for driving long distance.
A long minute, haha. If I’m lucky, it might be driving in a year. Life is busy, but I tinker when I can. There are seasons where I can really focus on it and seasons where I really can’t.
I went ahead and bought them because I’ll be done with the frame mid summer and then it’ll be time to get it under the body and start mocking up shock hoops and bump stop mounts and cycling suspension and checking for fender clearances etc etc. Can’t do that without the tires and wheels I’ll be using.
David sold me on the all terrains … and Maxxis. They’re the only all terrain tread design I found that I actually like and have a 50,000 mile tread life, which I thought was impressive. I found a really affordable set with free shipping at prioritytire.com so went ahead and bit the bullet. These are the 10-ply E rated tire. Having a sturdy tire is pretty important to me for this being a multipurpose truck. They have an 8-ply D rated variant.
It made the most sense for enabling me to finish the truck this decade lol. It solves a whole lot of problems and saves me a whole lot of work.
Not much has happened over the last few weeks … but a lot has happened also …
I’ve got the order placed for a set of front 48” and rear 64” ORD springs and hope to receive them in the next few weeks. Spoke to the Man @Stephen himself and got me set up with 4” of lift, front pin 1.5” forward and rear pin 1” rearward. I’m very much looking forward to receiving these and love doing business with the Watsons and Crew.
Equally exciting: my tires are now on wheels. The choice was Method’s 701 Beadgrip wheel. 17x9, 8x6.5, 4.5” BS. I expect to slam some 1” wheel spacers on to account for the narrower Dodge Dana 60, but I’ll test fit beforehand to be sure. What’s really neat about the bead grips is that they have grooves on BOTH sides of the wheel, effectively making it a DOUBLE beadgrip. I’m also pleased to see that the spare will fit perfectly behind the driver wheel well … once I build a mount for it. This is the best looking and most functional tire/wheel combo I’ve purchased this far.
Also sold my rear bumper to @kbclamper. He’s building a really cool suburban and this gives him a head start on a dual swing out design. There’s nothing wrong with the bumper. I actually really like it. But when I rented the Dodge to make the trip to Texas to pick up the RedBurb, I needed a drop hitch with more towing capacity than the one I had did. I bought the biggest one I could find: a 2 1/2” 13,000lb 5” drop hitch. It did the job well, but after returning the rental truck, I no longer had a hitch it would fit. The solution? Sell the bumper and build another one that will accept the 2.5” drop hitch. Makes perfect sense.
I also scored this air compressor from a friend for free. Simply stated: this is a pretty big step up for the shop. Needs a switch, regulator, and water separator. All of that is on order and I should have this operational later this week.
Now that school is out and my time is freed up, I’ll be dedicating an hour before and an hour after work each day to the build, so progress should pick up at least a little.
I have a loose goal to have this truck driving by the end of next summer … loose being the key word.
Andy
I’ve got the order placed for a set of front 48” and rear 64” ORD springs and hope to receive them in the next few weeks. Spoke to the Man @Stephen himself and got me set up with 4” of lift, front pin 1.5” forward and rear pin 1” rearward. I’m very much looking forward to receiving these and love doing business with the Watsons and Crew.
Equally exciting: my tires are now on wheels. The choice was Method’s 701 Beadgrip wheel. 17x9, 8x6.5, 4.5” BS. I expect to slam some 1” wheel spacers on to account for the narrower Dodge Dana 60, but I’ll test fit beforehand to be sure. What’s really neat about the bead grips is that they have grooves on BOTH sides of the wheel, effectively making it a DOUBLE beadgrip. I’m also pleased to see that the spare will fit perfectly behind the driver wheel well … once I build a mount for it. This is the best looking and most functional tire/wheel combo I’ve purchased this far.
Also sold my rear bumper to @kbclamper. He’s building a really cool suburban and this gives him a head start on a dual swing out design. There’s nothing wrong with the bumper. I actually really like it. But when I rented the Dodge to make the trip to Texas to pick up the RedBurb, I needed a drop hitch with more towing capacity than the one I had did. I bought the biggest one I could find: a 2 1/2” 13,000lb 5” drop hitch. It did the job well, but after returning the rental truck, I no longer had a hitch it would fit. The solution? Sell the bumper and build another one that will accept the 2.5” drop hitch. Makes perfect sense.
I also scored this air compressor from a friend for free. Simply stated: this is a pretty big step up for the shop. Needs a switch, regulator, and water separator. All of that is on order and I should have this operational later this week.
Now that school is out and my time is freed up, I’ll be dedicating an hour before and an hour after work each day to the build, so progress should pick up at least a little.
I have a loose goal to have this truck driving by the end of next summer … loose being the key word.
Andy
Am I the only one digging that slammed framed with big ass tire look?
The free compressor turned out to be a dud. Once the motor gets warm it stops working. Hence it being free. It’ll run the first time when the motor is cold. But after it shuts off it won’t cut on again and trips the breaker when attempting. Instead of replacing the motor, I figured it’d be a better use of my money to just get a new one. So I snagged this one from HBF. Not quite as much output, but it’s better than what I have now. I might set up a dual tank system 
